{"id":443490,"date":"2026-10-31T11:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T11:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/443490\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T11:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T11:30:15","slug":"2026-holiday-season-events-around-the-big-bend-and-south-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/443490\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Holiday Season: Events around the Big Bend and South Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Holiday Season is here. Below are some events happening around the Big Bend and South Georgia. <\/p>\n<p>    Big Bend:<\/p>\n<p>    October:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1547304914094247&amp;set=pb.100064442599787.-2207520000\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trunk or Treat in Tallahassee:<\/a> October 30th from 6:00-8:30 p.m. at Jack McLean Community Center. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nmzlive.com\/upcoming-events?sapurl=Lys4eTdoL2xiL2V2Lys2aHhzOWc3P2JyYW5kaW5nPXRydWUmZW1iZWQ9dHJ1ZSZyZWNlbnRSb3V0ZT1hcHAud2ViLWFwcC5saWJyYXJ5LmNhbGVuZGFyJnJlY2VudFJvdXRlU2x1Zz0lMkI5djVqZ2Rq\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Annual Fall Block Party at New Mount Zion AME:<\/a> October 30th from 6:00-9:00 p.m. There will be food, games, bounce houses, and more. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/s\/fall-festival\/1998383377528837\/?mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;rdid=RowK9Jv4CaTOmT7n&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1Da4CiDK1C%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tallahassee First Church of the Nazarene Fall Festival: <\/a>October 30th from 6:00-9:00 p.m. There will be a trunk or treat, carnival games, and more. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1745116497614059&amp;set=pcb.1745165074275868\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Halloween Symphony Spooktacular in Tallahassee:<\/a> October 30th beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Cascades Park. There will be trick-or-treating, games, and food trucks. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1581051534049214&amp;set=a.469353498552362\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tallahassee Heights Methodist Church Fun Days in the Patch:<\/a> October 31st from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. There will be yard games, face painting, a scavenger hunt, and more. Their annual pumpkin patch is open daily from 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. through Saturday. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1633538774793379\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. John&#8217;s Trunk R Treat &amp; Organ Spooktacular:<\/a> October 31st from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the Capital City Bank parking lot for an afternoon of trick-or-treating, costumes, candy, and family fun. There will be an Organ Spooktacular Concert beginning at 3:00 p.m. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1763595142441227&amp;set=a.480002920800462\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chattahoochee Halloween: <\/a>October 31st beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Heritage Park. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1399732862302201\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trunk of Treats in Quincy:<\/a> October 31st beginning at 6:00 p.m. at WARDS Lot behind Quincy City Hall. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palavertreetheater.org\/products\/halloween-rock-n-roll-bonfire-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">5th Annual Halloween Rock N Roll Bonfire in Crawfordville:<\/a>October 31st from 6:00-10:00 p.m. at the Palaver Tree Theater. Kids 16 and under get in free. Tickets for adults are still available. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1417086860602895\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hometown Halloween Festival in Madison:<\/a> October 31st from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at 701 BC Venue &amp; Brewery. There will be games, activities, a costume contest, and more. All are welcome. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/4476249939286810\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Halloween Celebration in Monticello: <\/a>October 31st beginning at 7:00 p.m. off W Washington St. The tour explores eerie landmarks and shares chilling tales of ghostly encounters, tragic love, and unexplained phenomena. It&#8217;s $25\/person<br \/>\n    November: <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/929510643240680\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Generations Church Fall Festival:<\/a> November 1st from 3:00-5:30 p.m. There will be a petting zoo, hayrides, face painting, mini golf, and more. All are welcome. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northfloridafair.com\/p\/visit\/operating-hours\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">North Florida Fair: <\/a>November 5th-15th off E. Paul Russell Road. Hours vary between 12:00 and 10:00 p.m. Tickets are now available. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1621612195992814\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tharpe Street Fall Festival in Tallahassee: <\/a>November 7th from 12:00-5:00 p.m. There will be over 30 vendors, live music, games for all ages, and more. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1059058646888606\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bradley&#8217;s Annual Fun Day in Tallahassee:<\/a> November 21st from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. off Centerville Rd. There will be live music, cane grinding, wagon rides, and more. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/994767289828944\/994767293162277\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Allison Christmas Spectacular in Havana: <\/a>Nov. 26th-New Year&#8217;s Day from 6:00-10:00 p.m. They&#8217;re located off Florida Georgia Highway. This is a free drive-thru event.  <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.suwanneelights.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Suwannee Lights: <\/a>November 27th-December 30th at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. This is a drive-thru event, and it opens nightly from 6:00-10:00 p.m.<br \/>\n    December: <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1345894450275604\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christmas on the Square in Live Oak: <\/a>December 3rd-5th. There will be over 200 arts &amp; crafts vendors, food vendors, a car show, an agriculture exhibit, and much more. Festivities begin that Thursday at 5:45 p.m. with a Christmas tree lighting at Millennium Park.<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1110307141454017\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday with Santa &amp; The Grinch: <\/a>December 5th from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Four Freedoms Park. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1417037327265479&amp;set=a.236529541982936\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christmas in the Park in Wakulla County: <\/a>December 11th from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Hudson Park. There will be a bounce house for the kids, vendors, Santa will make an appearance, and more. Admission is free. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/visitgadsdencounty.com\/event\/winterfest-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Winterfest 2026 in Havana: <\/a>December 12th from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. off W 7th Ave. There will be a parade, a petting zoo, a kids zone, local vendors, and more.<br \/>\n    South Georgia:<\/p>\n<p>    October:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/runsignup.com\/Race\/GA\/Cairo\/5KForPOLIO\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pavement for A Purpose 5k, &#8220;Halloween Edition&#8221;: <\/a>October 31st from 8:00-10:00 a.m. in Downtown Cairo. Participants are encouraged to dress up. Registration is still open. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1070714572454838\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One Last Scream Festival at Mitchell&#8217;s Family Farm: <\/a>October 31st &amp; November 1st. It&#8217;s 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on Saturday, and 1:00-6:00 p.m. There will be wagon rides, a corn maze, a bounce house, and more. Admission is $12\/person, but $10 if you come in costume. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1651107136482543\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">6th Annual Downtown Merchants&#8217; Trick-or-Treat in Thomasville:<\/a> October 31st from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Enjoy a stroll through downtown, show off your costumes, and stop in for treats along the way.<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1388737603411030\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Halloween in the Historic Neighborhood in Thomasville:<\/a> October 31st from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Thomasville History Center!. There will be spooky stories, activities, and more. Admission is free. Costumes encouraged. No registration required.<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/987135057719667\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scare on the Square in Bainbridge: <\/a>October 31st from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Willis Park. There will be family-friendly activities, costumes, treats, and more.<br \/>\n    November:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1675716390362986\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jingle Bells Festival in Valdosta:<\/a> November 20th &amp; 21st from 5:00-9:00 p.m. at Unity Park Amphitheater. The two-day festival will feature a free Friday night concert, food trucks, artisan and retail vendors, choir performances, and more.<br \/>\n    December: <\/p>\n<p>* The list will be updated as more events are announced. If there&#8217;s an event you&#8217;d like for us to add to this list, email us at allwtxlabc27news@wtxl.com<\/p>\n<p>Want to see more local news? 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